Question

why are high tides higher than normal and low tides lower than normal during a new moon?
the suns gravity pulls on the oceans more than the moons gravity.
gravity from both the sun and the moon pulls on the oceans from the same side of the earth.
during a new moon, the moons gravity doesnt affect the earth or the oceans.
when the moons light is absent, the ocean water temperature decreases drastically and is not affected by the pull of gravity.

Explanation:

During a new - moon, the Earth, moon, and sun are aligned. The gravitational forces of the sun and the moon act together on the oceans. When they pull from the same side of the Earth, their combined gravitational pull causes higher high - tides and lower low - tides. The first option is incorrect as the moon's gravity has a stronger effect on tides due to its closer proximity to the Earth. The third option is wrong because the moon's gravity always affects the Earth and oceans. The fourth option is incorrect since the absence of the moon's light has no relation to the ocean water temperature or the gravitational pull on the oceans.

Answer:

Gravity from both the sun and the moon pulls on the oceans from the same side of the earth.